Clothing Construction and Tailoring

At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. describe various machinery used in the industries for garment production; 2. discuss the maintenance care of machinery used for fashion production; 3. identify the use of structural additives in garment in construction; 4. describe the general manufacturing processes of different garments; 5. explain sewing quality standards required for specific garment by giving examples of threads for different seams, fabric and garments; and 6. test the appropriate threads for different purposes.

The Various Machineries Used in the Industries for Garment Production: list the various types of machines and equipment, state each of their functions and operate each machine for garment production. The Maintenance Care of Machinery: list common faults in machines; state the steps to rectify them, carryout routine maintenance of the machines and equipment. The Use of Structural Additives in Garment Construction: Select structural additives necessary for different garment applications, explain the necessary for such additives, and determine the method of insertion or attaching the above and record details. The General Manufacturing Processes for Different Garments: describe the requirements for the manufacture of specific garments; identify the special problems related to the specific garments in 4.1 above. The Sewing Quality Standard Required for Specific Garments: give examples of threads for different seams, fabric and garments, select by sew ability tests the appropriate threads for different purposes, produce simple thread specification for tests carried out in 5.2 above. FAD 211: Fashion Accessories 2 Units C: LH 15; PH 45) Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. describe colours as it affects ceramic, plastic bead wares in fashion accessories; 2. identify different colours in ceramic, beads or plastic materials, using tie-dye, marbling, batik or print-making to create fashion accessories; 3. list tools used for producing fashion accessories; and 4. mould clay with hands to produce fashion accessories, creating designs on empty tins or bottle covers using different sizes of nails for jewellery production. Course Contents Colours as it affects Ceramic ware in Fashion Accessories: identify the different colours in ceramic materials, list tools used for producing fashion accessories, mould clay with hand to produce fashion accessories.